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3. When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, press the down-arrow key to select 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support and press . 4. When the A:\> prompt appears on the screen, insert the System Software CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 5. At the A:\> prompt, type x:, where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and press . The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D. 6. Type cd\utility\ and press . 7. Type phdisk /create /file and press . NOTE: Make sure you insert a space before the slashes. The utility calculates the size of the file in kilobytes (KB), based on the amount of system memory and video memory in your computer, and adds 2 megabytes (MB) to handle additional system requirements. 8. Follow the instructions on your screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file. To check the size of the save-to-disk suspend file, type phdisk /info at the MS-DOS® prompt and press . To delete the save-to-disk suspend file, type phdisk /delete /file and press . 9. Remove the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette, and press to restart the system. Installing the System Help The Dell Inspiron system Help is available on the System Software CD. You can also access it from Dell's support Web site (http://support.dell.com). Installing Help From the CD To install the system Help from the System Software CD, perform the following steps. NOTE: You must copy the popup.ocx file into the Windows registry; otherwise, error messages may appear. 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive icon. 3. Double-click the Guide folder. 4. Right-click the popup.ocx file, and then right-click Copy. 5. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the C: drive icon. 4-6 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
3.
When the
Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu
appears, press the
down-arrow key to select
2. Start computer with CD-ROM support
and press
<Enter>.
4.
When the
A:\>
prompt
appears on the screen, insert the
System Software
CD
into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
5.
At the
A:\>
prompt, type
x
:,
where
x
is the drive letter for your CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, and press <Enter>.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually
D
.
6.
Type
cd\utility\
and press <Enter>.
7.
Type
phdisk /create /file
and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Make sure you insert a space before the slashes.
The utility calculates the size of the file in kilobytes (KB), based on the amount of
system memory and video memory in your computer, and adds 2 megabytes
(MB) to handle additional system requirements.
8.
Follow the instructions on your screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file.
To check the size of the save-to-disk suspend file, type
phdisk /info
at the
MS-DOS
®
prompt and press <Enter>.
To delete the save-to-disk suspend file, type
phdisk /delete /file
and
press <Enter>.
9.
Remove the
Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series
diskette, and press
<Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart the system.
Installing the System Help
The Dell Inspiron system
Help
is available on the
System Software
CD. You can also
access it from Dell’s support Web site (
).
Installing Help From the CD
To install the system
Help
from the
System Software
CD, perform the following steps.
NOTE: You must copy the
popup.ocx
file into the Windows registry; otherwise, error
messages may appear.
1.
Insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
2.
Double-click the
My Computer
icon, and then double-click the
CD-ROM
or
DVD-ROM
drive icon.
3.
Double-click the
Guide
folder.
4.
Right-click the
popup.ocx
file, and then right-click
Copy
.
5.
Double-click the
My Computer
icon, and then double-click the
C:
drive icon.